Nate Diaz says he rejected the role in ‘Road House’ that eventually went to Conor McGregor. The movie starred Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton, a bouncer in the Florida Keys, with McGregor playing the villain Knox. The film set an Amazon Prime Video record, pulling in over 50 million views within two weeks of its March […]
Woulda, coulda, shoulda (kind of). If you’re a diehard mixed martial arts (MMA) fan, you’ve probably heard of Jay “Hurricane” Ellis. If not, buckle up for a quick intro to this infamous “legend,” … notorious for all the wrong reasons. Ellis is the poster child for regional journeyman fighters, often dubbed the worst MMA fighter […]
Terrance McKinney | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Terrance McKinney continues to roll in 2015. The lightweight knockout artist announced Monday he is set to fight Viacheslav Borshchev (8-5-1) at UFC 317, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on June 28. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck confirmed the bout with sources with knowledge […]
Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images Over the past two years, Tom Aspinall has racked up an impressive 3-0 record but he’s only spent a total of 3 minutes and 22 seconds in the octagon thanks to a series of rapid-fire first-round finishes. Right now, Aspinall is sitting in the sidelines awaiting his […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tonight was supposed to mark the inaugural event for Global Fight League (GFL), but after the controversial fight promotion fudged their funding fight fans will now miss a ton of fun action on a limited combat weekend. It wasn’t that long ago that GFL was expected […]
Alistair Overeem and Joe Rogan | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Drug testing has been part of combat sports for many years, but the UFC took a much bigger and broader step to cut down on performance-enhancing drug use by athletes after introducing the company’s anti-doping program in 2015. While there […]
Islam Makhachev hit back at Chael Sonnen, who accused him of ducking Ilia Topuria. Makhachev will vacate his UFC Lightweight Title on June 28, the moment the UFC 317 main event between Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira takes place for the lightweight belt. Islam has his eyes on a belt at welterweight, as he plans to […]
Arman Tsarukyan has called out Paddy Pimblett. Pimblett is a rising star in the lightweight division, amassing a 7-0 record. He defeated Michael Chandler in his last fight at UFC 314 in his best career win. That followed his first win over a ranked opponent, Bobby Greene, at UFC 304. Pimblett is now ranked eighth […]
The UFC will return to Shanghai, China, for their first card since 2017 on August 23 from the Shanghai Indoor Stadium. It is the first time the UFC has returned since the COVID-19 pandemic. Zhang Weili, Song Yadong and Zhang Mingyang promoted the card at a media event, raising suggestions they could feature. Fans will […]
Burak Kizilirmak and Delberty Lamark at an Xtreme Combat Championship event in Vienna, Austria, on May 17, 2025 | @Matysek88, Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an […]